High School Academics | Grades 9-12
The foundation of education at Belen Jesuit is based on religious formation, academic excellence, value education, social responsibility, and athletic achievement. The rigorous curriculum and graduation requirements are designed to ensure all students a chance for admission to the most demanding colleges and universities in the country. The academic program is divided into the following departments.
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High School Curriculum & Credits
List of 4 items.
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Ninth Grade- 7 Credits
- Jesus Christ Revealed: His Mission & Ministry or Peer Ministry I - 1 credit
- English I* - 1 credit
- Biology* - 1 credit
- Geometry* - 1 credit
- Spanish* - 1 credit
- World History* - 1 credit•
- Health/Physical Education - 1 credit
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Tenth Grade- 7 Credits
- Jesus Christ's Mission Continues in the Church or Peer Ministry II - 1 credit
- American Literature* or AP English Language - 1 credit
- Chemistry* - 1 credit
- Algebra 2 and Trigonometry* - 1 credit
- Spanish* - 1 credit
- U.S. History* or AP U.S. History - 1 credit
- Elective* - 1 credit
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Eleventh Grade- 7 Credits
- Sacraments and Life in Jesus Christ or Peer Ministry III – 1 credit
- British Literature* - 1 credit
- Pre-Calculus* - 1 credit
- Physics* or Anatomy & Physiology* – 1 credit
- U.S. Government* or AP U.S. Government - 1 credit
- Western Civilization and Art History* or AP Art History - 1 credit
- Elective (1)* - 1 credit
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Twelfth Grade- 7 Credits
- Encountering Jesus in the New Testament, Peer Ministry IV, or Honors Ignatian Spirituality - 1 credit
- World Literature* or AP English Literature- 1 credit
- Mathematics* - 1 credit
- Latin American History* - 1 credit
- Philosophy* - ½ credit
- Economics* - ½ credit
- Electives (2)* - 2 credits
*Honors and/or Advanced Placement available for students who meet the prerequisites.
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba by Queen Isabel II of Spain. The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline. In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the School property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit sits on a 30-acre site in western Dade County, only minutes away from downtown Miami.